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On August 26, the Korean Business Research Institute published their monthly results for brand reputation rankings among singers, both male and female.

The institute analyzed 116,221,875 sources of data from July 25 to August 26 in the categories of participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness.

Wanna One topped this month’s brand reputation rankings with a total score of 17,658,317. BTS followed up in second place with a total score of 6,915,325, while Red Velvet came in third place with a score of 6,238,027.

Check out the top 25 rankings below:

Wanna One
BTS
Red Velvet
EXO
IU
TWICE
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
PSY
WINNER
BLACKPINK
LOVELYZ
NU’EST
Highlight
SEVENTEEN
Apink
GFRIEND
Heize
MAMAMOO
Block B’s Zico
Yoon Jong Shin
Dean
Chungha
BTOB
VIXX
Young B (Yang Hong Won)

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A popular Korean online community where majority of the user base are men (MLBPARK) recently conducted an online poll to see who the most popular female idols are.

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The results of the first round were as follows:
1. Kim Yuna – 651
2. Taeyeon (SNSD) – 597
3. IU – 521
4. Hani (EXID) – 357
5. Krystal (f(x)) – 355
6. Suzy (miss A) – 300
7. Paek Shin Hye – 112
8. Solji (EXID) – 110

Round 2
1. Kim Yuna – 357
2. IU – 317
3. Taeyeon (SNSD) – 179
4. Suzy (miss A) – 143
5. Hani (EXID) – 103
6. Solji (EXID) – 71
7. Krystal (f(x)) – 44
8. Park Shin Hye – 32

Final results:
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The PD for popular show King of Masked Singer has revealed his list of top seven female and male idol singers!

King of Masked Singer has gained massive attention from the public for its unique concept. It not only entertains viewers by giving them the chance to guess the person behind the mask and voice, but it also provides a great platform for idols and artists to show off their vocal skills, which might not have been noticed by the public prior to their show appearance.

When asked to list his top seven female idol singers, the PD-in-charge for the show revealed them to be, in no particular...
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Singer and actress IU continues to show her warm heart with news of her latest donation to children from low-income families.

On May 4th in celebration of Children’s Day in Korea, IU was reported to have secretly donated 100 million won towards low-income families via the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation. This was confirmed by Star News after the media portal contacted the Children’s Foundation on the 5th.

An official representing the foundation said, “IU donated 100 million won under her own name yesterday (4th).

Today is Children’s Day when children receive not only warm love...
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